The 2025 Party-List election winners
On May 19, COMELEC proclaimed 52 party-list groups winners in the May 12 elections. Photos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
Tag Archives: 2025 midterm elections
NAMFREL: More violence in BARMM midterm elections noted
At least 242 election-related deaths were recorded in BARMM, said conflict monitoring group, most of which involved loose firearms.
Election 2025
The scenes we witnessed affirm the Filipinos love for elections. Despite the almost 40 degrees Celsius heat, the overcrowding, the malfunctioning voting machines, and many other technical woes, the Filipinos endured them to be able to vote.
Why vote?
Elections give voters an opportunity every three years to reject non-performing, misbehaving, incompetent, corrupt and other types of bad leaders and replace them with aspirants suitable for the position. Every election presents a chance for improvement, not deterioration of the quality of the leaders we choose.
Senate hopeful backs indigenous women’s push to save traditional farming, ancestral lands
In the upcoming midterm elections, senate bet and farmer-activist Danilo “Ka Daning” Ramos stands with indigenous women farmers in the fight against synthetic fertilizers and champion organic farming in the Senate.
FACT CHECK: Claim of CamSur bet for governor that he’s not disqualified NEEDS CONTEXT
Camarines Sur gubernatorial candidate Ronald Alarkon Rodriguez cautions his constituents against believing in “fake news,” saying he is disqualified from the May 12 race. This needs context.
From coastal areas and rice fields to the Senate: 3 candidates bat for genuine agri sector representation
As Filipinos grapple with rising food prices and food insecurity, how can Roberto Ballon, Ronnel Arambulo and Danilo Ramos prove that farmers and fishers deserve a spot in the Senate?
Heidi Mendoza: Running a national campaign with no machinery, little money, but… with sound sleep
Former COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza is bringing her fight against corruption to the Senate, but vows her end goal is to be a public servant, not a politician.
When ‘okay na ‘to’ is not OK
"Okay na 'to" or "pwede na" should never be a consideration, particularly in positions that allocate trillions of pesos in public funds, formulate policies and programs, and implement these supposedly for the majority of Filipinos, not for their partisan and personal interests.
Francis “Tol” Tolentino
Francis Tolentino advocates for access to clean water, universal Wi-Fi and affordable electricity. He was the fourth biggest ad spender on TV, radio, print and billboards before the official filing of candidacy in October 2024, based on a report by Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.
